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organically
as they occur in real speech,
real conversations
So welcome to Señor Delman’s Spanish 1 class
meaningful contexts
But how is a second language acquired?
Well, it’s a very complex proposition
What needs to be internalized:
✏ New words
✏ New sounds (can you trill your “r”?)
✏ Subtle shifts in meaning
✏ Putting sentences together
✏ Appropriate situational usage
✏ How it all hangs together
The process itself is very complex
✏ Processing input
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Go to a library and read everything you could
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Your job here is to
GET WET!
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How we’ll be acquiring Spanish
✏Visuals
✏Games
✏Group activities
✏Birthday parties
✏Computer (CNN en español)
✏Home movies
✏Skits
✏Songs
✏Electronic field trips
Don’t get me wrong—
Language skills have their place
✏ Writing
✏ Editing
✏ In depth study of a language
✏ Fine-tuning your understanding
Recognizing Obstacles
Remember the complexity of learning and processing?
Se habla español
Occasions when you may speak English:
1. You’re on fire
2. You’re way too frustrated
3. Spanish has momentarily stopped being fun
Otherwise, Spanish is spoken from the moment you
enter the room
until the moment you leave the room
Classroom Attitude
We are a learning family
We support each other
We learn from each other